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Redbox Announces 2012’s Most and Least Romantic Cities

February 1, 2012

Send Valentines a Free, One-Night DVD Rental from Redbox OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – February 1, 2012 – Just in time for Cupid, Redbox, America’s destination for entertainment, today announced 2012’s most and least romantic U.S. cities based on the number of romantic comedies rented in 2011. La Crosse, Wisconsin advanced from last year’s second-place finish to earn the title of America’s most romantic city. Conversely, Laredo, Texas is the least romantic city for the second year in a row. Below are the top ten cities in each category:

10 Most Romantic Cities

La Crosse, Wis.

Green Bay, Wis.

Ames, Iowa

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Sioux Falls, S.D.

Wausau, Wis.

Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo, Mich.

Fargo, N.D.

Madison, Wis.

Mankato, Minn.

10 Least Romantic Cities

Laredo, Texas

Midland, Texas

Greenwood, Miss.

Victoria, Texas

Eureka, Calif.

Odessa, Texas

Las Vegas, Nev.

Florence, S.C.

Meridian, Miss.

Tucson, Ariz.

2012 Redbox Valentine’s Day - Survey Snapshots*

Date Nights With Movie Lights: More than 6 out of ten Americans (61 percent) will be spending Valentine’s Day with a movie.

Laughter Leads to Love: Romantic comedies top the list as the best movie genre for date night (38.8 percent), followed by laugh-out-loud comedies (24.8 percent) and new releases (18.5 percent).

Real-Life Romance: On-screen passion and off-screen romance made Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling the couple to beat, as America voted The Notebook its favorite cinema love story (31.8 percent).

From the Heart: Forget fancy dinner reservations this year: more respondents would prefer a homemade meal on Valentine’s Day (37.7 percent).

While romantic comedies are preferred for date nights (38.8 percent), drama and horror movies are rented more than other genres on February 14. The most-rented movies at Redbox over the past six Valentine’s Days are: Paranormal Activity 2, Zombieland, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, No Reservations, Departed and Saw II. For The Love of Free Movies
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